Mary, Joseph and 7-year-old Jesus embark on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth after the young boy miraculously brings someone back to life. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Perhaps realizing that enticing nonbelievers into another movie about the life of Christ may necessitate the wild-style of a director like Darren Aronofsky, the filmmakers decided to play it safe rather than risk conservative Evangelical rejection.
It's only suspenseful if you aren't familiar with the story of Christ -- but if you aren't, there's no reason you'd be watching this.
Chesapeake Family Magazine
August 02, 2016
The Young Messiah takes a different approach by focusing on a specific point in Jesus's childhood. But the faith-based film drags, and is mostly unremarkable.
